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  2. Pass by catastrophe - Wikipedia

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    Pass by catastrophe. Pass by catastrophe is an academic urban legend proposing that if some particular catastrophic event occurs, students whose performance could have been affected by the event are automatically awarded passing grades, on the grounds that there would then be no way to assess them fairly and they should not be penalized for the ...

  3. Advanced Placement - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement ( AP) [4] is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board. AP offers undergraduate university-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Colleges and universities in the US and elsewhere may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain qualifying scores on the examinations.

  4. AP United States History - Wikipedia

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    The AP U.S. History course is designed to provide the same level of content and instruction that students would face in a freshman-level college survey class. It generally uses a college-level textbook as the foundation for the course and covers nine periods of U.S. history, spanning from the pre-Columbian era to the present day. The percentage ...

  5. College Board revises AP Black history class after criticism

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    More. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies that was released on Wednesday downplays some components that drew criticism ...

  6. Black history AP class rejected in Florida catches on - AOL

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    The rejection by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has stirred new political debate over how schools teach about race. On Wednesday the College Board, which oversees AP classes, released ...

  7. Advanced Placement exams - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement ( AP) examinations are exams offered in United States by the College Board and are taken each May by students. The tests are the culmination of year-long Advanced Placement (AP) courses, which are typically offered at the high school level. AP exams (with few exceptions [1]) have a multiple-choice section and a free-response ...

  8. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Another policy commonly used by 4.0-scale schools is to mimic the eleven-point weighted scale (see below) by adding a .33 (one-third of a letter grade) to honors or advanced placement class. (For example, a B in a regular class would be a 3.0, but in honors or AP class it would become a B+, or 3.33).

  9. What's really behind Florida's 'ban' on AP psychology?

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    The specific portion of the AP course caught in the crosshairs of this law is unit 6.7, which discusses gender and sexuality and includes the definitions of gender, sexuality, gender roles and ...